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	Welcome to the website for the NYC Office of Environmental Remediation. Our office opened in June 2008 and was established by a local law signed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in May 2009. We hope that this website will be a resource for community members, students, property owners, developers, and other professionals engaged in brownfields cleanup and redevelopment in NYC, and we invite you to explore the resources here to learn more about the programs we offer.


	Draft Financial Incentive Regulations Released The Office of Environmental Remediation (OER) is pleased to announce a public hearing at 10:00am on Monday April 16, 2010 to discuss the NYC Brownfield Incentive Grant (BIG) Program and the E-Designation Program draft regulations, which were published on March 16, 2010 in the New York City Record. The proposed rules establish innovations for the local brownfield community that will: Provide grants for eligible developers of brownfields for predevelopment, environmental investigation, and cleanup; Provide grants for technical assistance to not-for-profit brownfield developers and local match funding for New York City Brownfield Opportunity Area grantees; and Establish fees for review of E-Designation projects. The public hearing for these proposed rules will be held at 110 William Street, New York, NY in room 4A/B. OER will accept written comments on both rules through April 19, 2010. Download draft regulations: Proposed rule relating to a NYC Brownfield Incentive Grant Program Proposed rule relating to a fee for review and approval of developments and alterations on sites with an E-Designation Download fact sheets for more information about the BIG Program: BIG program grants for property owners and developers BIG program grants for Community Development and Brownfield Opportunity Area Projects


	Brownfield Green Jobs Program The NYC Office of Environmental Remediation has posted information and forms for its new Brownfield Worker Subsidized Employment Program. Click here to read more.

	On Earth Day in April 2007, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced PlaNYC, New York City's environmental blueprint for management of its infrastructure and growth in the first half of the 21st century. In that plan, the Mayor identified the importance of cleanup and redevelopment of properties that were abandoned or underutilized due to the presence or perceived presence of contamination. Read More


		Green Jobs Wage Subsidy Program
		Green Jobs Training Program
		NYC Brownfield Partnership
		Environmental Technical Assistance
		Scholarship program
		Internship program

	The Mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation (OER) recognizes that citizens in New York City have a strong interest in the quality and protectiveness of brownfield cleanup work performed in their neighborhoods. Read More

The New York City Mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation (OER) is currently developing the New York City Green Property Certification Program. The certification will signify that a property was investigated and cleaned up under an established regulatory cleanup program and represents the City of New York’s acknowledgement that the property is protective of both public health and the environment.
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